NameTides

Pearson

Pearson was the #3,583 boys' name in the US in 2025 (31 babies), and #2,527 in Canada.

Pearson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Pearson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Pearson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,583 (31)—#2,527 (7)
2024#2,750 (47)—#2,439 (7)
2023#3,005 (41)——
2022#2,873 (44)—#1,759 (10)
2021#2,775 (45)—#2,812 (5)
2020#2,846 (42)—#1,129 (19)
2019#2,339 (58)—#1,998 (8)
2018#2,994 (39)—#1,836 (9)
2017#2,345 (55)—#1,852 (9)
2016#2,477 (51)—#1,578 (11)
2015#2,528 (49)—#1,956 (8)
2014#2,929 (39)—#1,936 (8)
2013#3,189 (34)—#1,926 (8)
2012#2,551 (48)—#2,158 (7)
2011#3,164 (35)—#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1898 at #1,121.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1898.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2024, 16% of US babies named Pearson were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Pearson is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 51,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 68,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Pearson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Pearson (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PearsonCanadaBoys#2,5277
PearsonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
PearsonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
PearsonUSGirls—too few
PearsonUSBoys#3,58331